Women who fill opioid prescriptions for pain early in the postpartum period have a higher risk of developing persistent use patterns, according to a research letter published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
By Anuja Vaidya - 12/18/18

The American Medical Association, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Medical Society and Manatt Health, released a spotlight analysis of efforts to curb Pennsylvania's opioid epidemic.
By Harrison Cook - 12/14/18

Infants born with opioid withdrawal syndrome have smaller heads than babies not exposed to opioids while in utero, according to a study published Dec. 10, in the journal Pediatrics.
By Harrison Cook - 12/13/18

A study in the CDC's National Vital Statistics Reports found opioids were among the drugs most often reported in overdose deaths, which increased by 54 percent from 2011-16.
By Harrison Cook - 12/13/18

After this year's G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, China agreed to reclassify fentanyl as a controlled substance to restrict its illegal distribution to the United States, according to CNN.
By Harrison Cook - 12/3/18

First lady Melania Trump held a town hall-style meeting at Lynchburg, Va.-based Liberty University Nov. 28 to discuss the opioid epidemic, according to an e-newsletter published by STAT.
By Harrison Cook - 11/28/18

A team of scientists and researchers at Springfield, Mo..-based Jordan Valley Innovation Center and Missouri State are testing a device that could develop into a nonopioid pain relief treatment, according to KY 3.
By Harrison Cook - 11/27/18

Medicaid patients treated for opioid-use disorder in New York may have received prescription opioids from sources outside their treatment — a potentially lethal oversight, the state comptroller's office revealed in a recent audit, according to the Democrat & Chronicle.
By Harrison Cook - 11/27/18

The number of hospitalizations attributed to methamphetamines has jumped by 245 percent due to the opioid epidemic overshadowing increased meth use, according to a study published in JAMA.
By Harrison Cook - 11/26/18

Members of the Sackler family — who own Purdue Pharma, the maker of the prescription opioid OxyContin — face "mass litigation" for their alleged role in the opioid epidemic, unnamed sources told The Guardian.
By Harrison Cook - 11/20/18

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